Author: Lucy StrangeInterest age: from c 12 yearsPublished on 27 August 2026 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 304 pages127 x 198 x 23 | 228g A stunning historical YA romance from bestselling authorLucy Strange, for fans of Laura Wood or Alwyn Hamilton. 'An utterly luminous book, which stayed with me long afterthe final pages' NATASHA FARRANT'An achingly beautiful coming of age story, with a stunningromance I feared might break my heart at any page' ALWYNHAMILTON'Brilliantly plotted, sensitive characterisation and beautiful,glorious landscape ... people are rightly comparingit to I Capture The Castle' EMMACARROLL'A deeply atmospheric coming-of-age story with a touch ofthe gothic' OBSERVERHeartbroken after the death of her fighter pilot fiancé, Julietis sent to stay with her sister at Samphire House. But when shediscovers the body of a local girl washed up on the beach, pastmysteries come flooding back.Under the darkening skies of wartime England, Juliet is throwntogether with a handsome stranger.Can she find the courage to confront her deepest fears, put righta terrible injustice, and - even as the world burns around her- risk falling in love once more? Gorgeously romantic clean teen fiction from bestsellingauthor Lucy Strange, author of Sisters of the Lost Marsh,The Ghost of Gosswater and Waterstones Prize-shortlistedOur Castle by the SeaAn unforgettable, sweeping WW2 romance with a thrillingmurder mystery threadRomance tropes include opposites attract, romantic betrayal,heartbreak to hopeThink summer by the sea, sunrise picnics on the beach,and secret midnight meetings under the stars!
